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Out-Of-Home Frontier Book Available Now

Out-Of-Home Frontier Book Available Now

arcadehero June 8, 2014 1

I had this ready to publish yesterday but was sidetracked by some work; today is the 6th anniversary of my video arcade business as well, showing that the concept can in certain instances work

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New Games As Seen At the Park Avenue Openday In The UK

New Games As Seen At the Park Avenue Openday In The UK

arcadehero June 6, 2014 2

Every year in the UK, a couple of distributors get together to hold an industry event where they show off some new amusement products. Most of the time there are a lot of products

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New Location News: Game Show Pinball Arcade In Joliet, IL; The One Up in Sherman Oaks, CA

New Location News: Game Show Pinball Arcade In Joliet, IL; The One Up in Sherman Oaks, CA

arcadehero June 5, 2014 2

Summer is sometimes know as a slow period in the industry but I really think it depends on the location. For me it is not and it seems like it is the time that

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NGDEVTEAM Unveils Razion for NEOGEO MVS Arcade Machines

NGDEVTEAM Unveils Razion for NEOGEO MVS Arcade Machines

arcadehero June 3, 2014 5

We are quite familiar with NGDEVTEAM here, where they have been keeping SNK’s NEO GEO MVS hardware alive and well with games like NEO XYX, Last Hope and Gunlord. When they had recently announced

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Now Testing In South Korea: Beatcraft Cyclon

Now Testing In South Korea: Beatcraft Cyclon

arcadehero June 3, 2014 1

(Thanks to Phil Arrington for the links!) A new rhythm/music game is now on test in South Korea, brought to the world by a new company called Nurijoy. Nurijoy is made up of some

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Barcade Opening in Manhattan NYC On June 3rd

Barcade Opening in Manhattan NYC On June 3rd

arcadehero June 2, 2014 0

I recall that when I was first researching data on my business plan, that I contacted a LAN center in NYC and they freaked out when I mentioned the term arcade. That was because

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Arcade Quickie: A Projection Mapped Arcade Game Wedding Cake

Arcade Quickie: A Projection Mapped Arcade Game Wedding Cake

arcadehero May 31, 2014 6

I know that people sometimes go to extraordinary lengths and expenses for their wedding cake but here’s one way to do a multi-game cake that is even playable – projection map it! Most of these

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First Look At The Preliminary Playfield For Dutch Pinball’s The Big Lebowski

First Look At The Preliminary Playfield For Dutch Pinball’s The Big Lebowski

arcadehero May 29, 2014 0

As mentioned in a recent post, I am cautiously optimistic about the newcomers to the pinball manufacturing business. I would love to see them get their tables finished and into distribution but until they

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Great Arcade Attract Modes That Don’t Drive You Crazy

Great Arcade Attract Modes That Don’t Drive You Crazy

arcadehero May 29, 2014 11

Anyone who has worked at an arcade for more than 2 hours will know what I am talking about when it comes to irritating attract modes. I’ve wondered if some designers have really sat

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Redbull Article: “Play Mechanix The Saviours of the Arcade Scene” + Evolution of Arcades Timeline

Redbull Article: “Play Mechanix The Saviours of the Arcade Scene” + Evolution of Arcades Timeline

arcadehero May 29, 2014 3

Admittedly I didn’t know that Red Bull, makers of the famous energy drink, were in the game blogging business. There’s nothing wrong with that, it just caught me by surprise when I saw Play

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Vonnie D Pinball Hopes To Join The Ranks of Pinball Manufacturers

Vonnie D Pinball Hopes To Join The Ranks of Pinball Manufacturers

arcadehero May 26, 2014 1

I wasn’t expecting any news to come along an share on Memorial Day (US) but sometimes you are surprised. Today I came across a recently launched Facebook page for a company by the name

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Allied Tank Attack Gets A Graphics Upgrade

Allied Tank Attack Gets A Graphics Upgrade

arcadehero May 24, 2014 1

Good weekend everyone! If you are in the US then it is Memorial Day weekend and many are already out and about traveling. This also is where domestic arcade news has been slow as

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